Comments for UMPCPortal - Ultra Mobile Personal Computing http://www.umpcportal.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:23:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on The ‘Full Internet Experience’ of 2010 by Jan http://www.umpcportal.com/2010/03/the-full-internet-experience-of-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-32603 Jan Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:23:56 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=12167#comment-32603 I think that at the moment, the iPad is the device that is nearest to the solution. Runs all the iPhone apps and still has enough screen real estate to come close to the full browsing experience. And you can run a word processor on it, too. I'm really looking forward to it ( and already have started some development with the SDK). ( By the way: how ironic - the mobile theme of this site allmost makes the iPhone crash when you try to write more text in the comment area than fits inside without scrolling, have to go to the non mobile theme which works great on the iPhone -before I can submit) I think that at the moment, the iPad is the device that is nearest to the solution. Runs all the iPhone apps and still has enough screen real estate to come close to the full browsing experience. And you can run a word processor on it, too. I’m really looking forward to it ( and already have started some development with the SDK).

( By the way: how ironic – the mobile theme of this site allmost makes the iPhone crash when you try to write more text in the comment area than fits inside without scrolling, have to go to the non mobile theme which works great on the iPhone -before I can submit)

]]> Comment on The ‘Full Internet Experience’ of 2010 by miguel http://www.umpcportal.com/2010/03/the-full-internet-experience-of-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-32588 miguel Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:36:01 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=12167#comment-32588 Hi,thanks for reply. I don't get it. Why would you need the apps you mention as part of android. Couldn't you just access them via the browser ? ( sorry if my question sounds stupid) Hi,thanks for reply.

I don’t get it. Why would you need the apps you mention as part of android. Couldn’t you just access them via the browser ? ( sorry if my question sounds stupid)

]]> Comment on The ‘Full Internet Experience’ of 2010 by obarthelemy http://www.umpcportal.com/2010/03/the-full-internet-experience-of-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-32569 obarthelemy Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:28:40 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=12167#comment-32569 Actually there's also an interesting piece in PCMag about the iPad being more of a threat to MacOS than Windows: people may like the ease of use + safety of the walled-garden iPhone OS so much, that they'd trade their full-fledged desktop OS for it. I might even agree. When I think about what I'm doing with my desktop PC these days (watching videos and web stuff), the purchase price, power consumption and constant aggravation of running a full OS doesn't seem quite worth it. MS has made such a hash of things with the oh-so power-hungry, complicated and unsafe Windows, that any reasonably open OS (not iPhone, but maybe Android, Meegoo...), and on more efficient platform (ARM, not Intel) sounds good to me. Actually there’s also an interesting piece in PCMag about the iPad being more of a threat to MacOS than Windows: people may like the ease of use + safety of the walled-garden iPhone OS so much, that they’d trade their full-fledged desktop OS for it.

I might even agree. When I think about what I’m doing with my desktop PC these days (watching videos and web stuff), the purchase price, power consumption and constant aggravation of running a full OS doesn’t seem quite worth it. MS has made such a hash of things with the oh-so power-hungry, complicated and unsafe Windows, that any reasonably open OS (not iPhone, but maybe Android, Meegoo…), and on more efficient platform (ARM, not Intel) sounds good to me.

]]> Comment on The ‘Full Internet Experience’ of 2010 by Chippy http://www.umpcportal.com/2010/03/the-full-internet-experience-of-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-32563 Chippy Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:02:03 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=12167#comment-32563 Google Marketplace, mail, calendar, maps, buzz and other apps aren't part of the open-source Android and it's open-source Android being used on many of the tablets entering the market - without the important Google apps. Google Marketplace, mail, calendar, maps, buzz and other apps aren’t part of the open-source Android and it’s open-source Android being used on many of the tablets entering the market – without the important Google apps.

]]> Comment on The ‘Full Internet Experience’ of 2010 by turn_self_off http://www.umpcportal.com/2010/03/the-full-internet-experience-of-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-32562 turn_self_off Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:35:27 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=12167#comment-32562 android market and the apps for google services. android market and the apps for google services.

]]> Comment on The ‘Full Internet Experience’ of 2010 by turn.self.off http://www.umpcportal.com/2010/03/the-full-internet-experience-of-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-32561 turn.self.off Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:21:13 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=12167#comment-32561 i would say that the basic proplem is that there is no fine grained way for a device to tell service what the device us capable of, so that the service can adapt. Everyone is expecting the device to do all the smart thinking, yet the layout and the content is so joined thats nearly impossible. i would say that the basic proplem is that there is no fine grained way for a device to tell service what the device us capable of, so that the service can adapt. Everyone is expecting the device to do all the smart thinking, yet the layout and the content is so joined thats nearly impossible.

]]> Comment on The ‘Full Internet Experience’ of 2010 by Chippy http://www.umpcportal.com/2010/03/the-full-internet-experience-of-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-32557 Chippy Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:01:33 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=12167#comment-32557 I was discussing this with JKK. We both agree that there are processing power, connectivity, screen, input, driver issues with the mobile internet operating systems/devices and hence the mobile OS is not quite the super-set of desktop-style Internet. For some people though, these issues are not important so yes, for them, desktop internet is a subset of mobile internet. I was discussing this with JKK. We both agree that there are processing power, connectivity, screen, input, driver issues with the mobile internet operating systems/devices and hence the mobile OS is not quite the super-set of desktop-style Internet. For some people though, these issues are not important so yes, for them, desktop internet is a subset of mobile internet.

]]> Comment on The ‘Full Internet Experience’ of 2010 by Miguel http://www.umpcportal.com/2010/03/the-full-internet-experience-of-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-32556 Miguel Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:44:45 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=12167#comment-32556 Hi,nice article. Can you explain what you mean by 'the Google juice that makes Android worth having' Hi,nice article.

Can you explain what you mean by ‘the Google juice that makes Android worth having’

]]> Comment on The ‘Full Internet Experience’ of 2010 by Vakeros http://www.umpcportal.com/2010/03/the-full-internet-experience-of-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-32553 Vakeros Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:02:23 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=12167#comment-32553 I would actually argue that the Desktop has become the subset of the mobile version. I would expect though that a UMPC like the Viliv S5 with 3G and GPS should allow the best of both worlds - except for the always on part. I would actually argue that the Desktop has become the subset of the mobile version. I would expect though that a UMPC like the Viliv S5 with 3G and GPS should allow the best of both worlds – except for the always on part.

]]> Comment on The ‘Full Internet Experience’ of 2010 by solnyshok http://www.umpcportal.com/2010/03/the-full-internet-experience-of-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-32552 solnyshok Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:48:00 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=12167#comment-32552 right direction. but I think that example with the webcam isn't good one. You don't need to plug webcam into your phone, it is already builtin. And there is fring with support for videocalls. right direction. but I think that example with the webcam isn’t good one. You don’t need to plug webcam into your phone, it is already builtin. And there is fring with support for videocalls.

]]> Comment on Factory Balls [touchscreen friendly game] by World of Goo [touchscreen friendly game] | UMPCPortal - Ultra Mobile Personal Computing http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/11/factory-balls-touchscreen-friendly-game/comment-page-1/#comment-32551 World of Goo [touchscreen friendly game] | UMPCPortal - Ultra Mobile Personal Computing Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:40:34 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/11/factory-balls-touchscreen-friendly-game#comment-32551 [...] to the second installment of my touchscreen friendly game series (see the first game we highlighted here). Tonight I want to share with you a unique game called World of Goo which is available on PC, Mac [...]

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]]> Comment on Poulsbo. Big video on Little Devices. by Silverthorne, Poulsbo ready for XP primetime? | UMPCPortal - Ultra Mobile Personal Computing http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/08/poulsbo-big-video-on-little-devices/comment-page-1/#comment-32550 Silverthorne, Poulsbo ready for XP primetime? | UMPCPortal - Ultra Mobile Personal Computing Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:27:19 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/08/poulsbo-big-video-on-little-devices/#comment-32550 [...] like the Kohjinsha SC3 and way below what people are seeing on the cheap Atom-based netbooks. In theory, it should be a lot better. Many people have been waiting for fresh drivers for the system [...]

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]]> Comment on IDF San Francisco 2008 Round-Up by MIDMoves prepares for @IDF09 | UMPCPortal - Ultra Mobile Personal Computing http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/09/idf-san-francisco-2008-round-up/comment-page-1/#comment-32549 MIDMoves prepares for @IDF09 | UMPCPortal - Ultra Mobile Personal Computing Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:57:03 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/09/idf-san-francisco-2008-round-up/#comment-32549 [...] attended IDF last year under my own steam with UMPCPortal and it turned out to be one of the most important weeks of the year for getting hands on, speaking [...]

[...] attended IDF last year under my own steam with UMPCPortal and it turned out to be one of the most important weeks of the year for getting hands on, speaking [...]

]]> Comment on Free PDF Report. Ultra Mobile Computing Buyers Guide. by 385 Million ‘UMDs’ in 2014 say ABI Research | UMPCPortal - Ultra Mobile Personal Computing http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/11/free-pdf-report-ultra-mobile-computing-buyers-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-32548 385 Million ‘UMDs’ in 2014 say ABI Research | UMPCPortal - Ultra Mobile Personal Computing Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:45:28 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/11/free-pdf-report-ultra-mobile-computing-buyers-guide#comment-32548 [...] database is free, dynamic and available here. (click here for a device overview) We also offer the Ultra Mobile Devices Buyers Guide. Again, for free. (Although donations are gratefully [...]

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]]> Comment on Viliv S10 Open Review: Session Debrief. by AlexRou http://www.umpcportal.com/2010/03/viliv-s10-open-review-session-debrief/comment-page-1/#comment-32545 AlexRou Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:04:05 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=12145#comment-32545 well one thing is certain the vaio have 2.66GHz3 (Q8400S) Intel® Core® 2 Quad Processor NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 240M GPU with 1GB dedicated VRAM or NVIDIA® GeForce® G210M GPU with 512MB dedicated VRAM so its a ton more powerful BUT if u look at http://cs.nyu.edu/~jhan/ftirtouch/index.html it was done on a P4 2 GHZ laptop with unknown graphics and the lag is a ton less So in my opinion its all windows fault cuz that video was on XP with custom touchscreen and custom software also it uses heavy video processing as the touchscreen uses a webcam to sense the touch well one thing is certain the vaio have

2.66GHz3 (Q8400S) Intel® Core® 2 Quad Processor
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 240M GPU with 1GB dedicated VRAM or NVIDIA® GeForce® G210M GPU with 512MB dedicated VRAM

so its a ton more powerful

BUT if u look at http://cs.nyu.edu/~jhan/ftirtouch/index.html
it was done on a P4 2 GHZ laptop with unknown graphics and the lag is a ton less

So in my opinion its all windows fault cuz that video was on XP with custom touchscreen and custom software also it uses heavy video processing
as the touchscreen uses a webcam to sense the touch

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